Mongolia — (mong gō´lē ə) |
About The People
Did You Know...... Mongolia has the world's most private housing at 100% of the houses being privately owned. »» More
Fashion... On a typical day, Mongolians wear what Europeans and Americans wear, jeans, jacket, sweater, and t-s »» More
Socializing... Most people are working to earn money. If people have money they can put
food on the table, and gai »» More
Sports & Recreation... Children start playing football (soccer), swimming, and basketball at an early age »» More
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Statistics
Capital Cities... Ulaanbaatar »» History of Ulaanbaatar Population: 2,951,786 GDP: $8,448,000,000 (USD) Total Area: 1,564,116 (sq km) 603,905 (sq mi) Currency: togrog/tugrik (MNT)
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Mongolia History
Archer and hunting dog
MODERN MONGOLIA--the Mongolian People's Republic--comprises only
about half of the vast Inner Asian region known throughout
history as Mongolia. Furthermore, it is only a fraction of the
great Mongol Empire of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries
that stretched from Korea to Hungary and encompassed nearly all
of Asia except the Indian subcontinent and parts of Southeast
Asia. Because the Mongol Empire was so vast--the largest
contiguous land empire in the history of the world--the Mongols
were written about in many languages by numerous chroniclers of
divergent conquered »» More |